Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 702 · 40 questions

Stay safe (Source, date, other sites): Real checks: the source, the date, the author, other trusted sites, the full story, a fact-check site. Not real checks: likes, forwards, a scary headline, “SHARE NOW”, capitals, it feels true. Deepfakes can copy faces and voices; check shocking clips with trusted news and money requests with family.

1. 1.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) a scary headline (c) reading the full story (d) it is in ALL CAPS
2. 2.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
3. 3.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) don’t forward it (b) forward to 20 (c) post it everywhere (d) forward to 10
4. 4.True or false: “reading the full story” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) checking the date (c) a long forward chain (d) it has a photo
6. 6.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) counting the likes (c) asking a teacher (d) looking for the author
7. 7.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) a scary headline (c) a long forward chain (d) counting the likes
8. 8.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) a long forward chain (c) checking the source (d) it feels true
9. 9.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a deep-sea video (b) a type of virus (c) a computer-made fake (d) a camera filter only
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the photo date (d) it is in ALL CAPS
11. 11.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
12. 12.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
13. 13.🤖 Fact or myth? A deepfake is a video, photo or voice made or changed by a computer to look real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
14. 14.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
15. 15.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the emojis (b) the date (c) the likes (d) the colour
16. 16.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) believe it (b) check trusted sites (c) forward to all (d) share it fast
17. 17.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) a friend forwarded it (c) a long forward chain (d) it has many emojis
18. 18.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
19. 19.True or false: “checking the numbers” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) asking a teacher (c) it went viral (d) checking the photo date
21. 21.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it has a photo (d) a long forward chain
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) checking the date (c) it has many emojis (d) it says SHARE NOW
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) it went viral (c) reading the full story (d) it has many emojis
24. 24.True or false: “asking a teacher” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the source (d) it has many emojis
26. 26.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
27. 27.True or false: “looking for the author” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) a fact-check website (c) looking for the author (d) it has many emojis
29. 29.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a fact (b) a myth
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) checking the photo date (c) looking for the author (d) a scary headline
32. 32.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) checking the date (d) a fact-check website
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) finding other sites (c) it feels true (d) checking the source
34. 34.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) it has many emojis (c) looking for the author (d) it went viral
35. 35.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
36. 36.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
37. 37.True or false: “checking the date” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) asking a teacher (c) reading the full story (d) checking the date
40. 40.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) a good check (b) not a real check

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